Intraoperative measurements are valuable tools in cochlear implant (CI) surgery, enabling the determination of implant functionality while the patient is still in the operating room. Standard measurements include impedances for stimulating and non-stimulating contacts, triggering of the stapedial reflex with or without estimating the threshold, and assessing cochlear nerve function by measuring electrically evoked...
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Discussion
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Audiologists and surgical teams involved in cochlear implant monitoring should review this protocol as a practical reference for establishing or expanding remote intraoperative monitoring workflows.
Remote intraoperative monitoring can expand access to cochlear implant surgery in centres without on-site audiologists while maintaining quality-assurance checks during implantation.
- 01Protocol described for remote intraoperative monitoring (conducted off-site) of cochlear implants.
- 02Covers impedance (electrical resistance) measurements and implant functionality checks during surgery.
- 03Published in Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE) as a methods/protocol article.
- 04Remote monitoring could reduce the need for on-site audiology presence during CI surgery.
- 05No comparative outcomes data provided; this is a procedural description, not a clinical trial.
Remote intraoperative monitoring can adequately assess cochlear implant impedance and functionality during surgery without on-site specialist presence.
studypartially supported- PMID
- 42611939
- DOI
- 10.3791/71277.
- Journal
- Journal of Visualized Experiments
- Publication type
- research_article
- Evidence level
- 4
- Population
- Patients undergoing cochlear implant surgery with remote intraoperative monitoring
- Intervention
- Remote intraoperative monitoring protocol for cochlear implants (impedance measurement and functionality assessment)
Primary outcomes
Cochlear implant impedance measurements; Implant functionality assessment during surgery